10 Ways To Raise Your Consciousness Becoming more conscious is the progressive realization of conscious mastery over your mind.

1. Truth - Truth raises your consciousness. alsehood lo!ers it. irst" accept the truth. Whatever you#re afraid to $no! lo!ers your consciousness. %econdly" spea$ the truth. &f honesty is a challenge for you" it#s 'ecause you aren#t 'eing honest enough !ith yourself. (ies you tell others are shado!ed 'y lies you tell yourself. The more you#re a'le to accept and spea$ the truth" the more conscious you 'ecome. Raise your consciousness 'y uncovering and dumping all traces of falsehood from your life. )llo! this to 'e a gradual process. )s your consciousness increases" genuine honesty !ill come more easily to you. Yes" there may 'e conse*uences !hen you s!itch from lies and half-truths to the full truth" 'ut highly conscious people $no! that crossing that 'ridge is !ell !orth the effect. ) short-term ad+ustment is nothing compared to the +oys of living honestly and openly. &t#s so much easier and less stressful to 'e yourself and allo! others to do the same. ,ot everyone !ill appreciate the real you" especially if they#ve gro!n accustomed to a false version" 'ut that !on#t matter once you accept and appreciate yourself. -. Courage - Courage raises your consciousness. Co!ardice lo!ers it. Courage is the gate$eeper 'et!een unconscious gro!th and conscious gro!th. )s long as you remain on the unconscious side" life !ill $eep thro!ing pro'lems at you until you step up and ta$e charge. When you face your fear" the fear vanishes" and pro'lems transform into opportunities. But !hen you run from your pro'lems" your fear only gro!s. ) po!erful guiding principle to adopt is" .Whatever & fear" & must face./ The more fears you face do!n" the more conscious you 'ecome. )s you master this lesson" eventually courage 'ecomes less necessary. 0nce you develop the courage to face any fear life thro!s at you" you stop attracting so many fear-'ased e1periences into your life. This is !hy courage is the dividing line 'et!een unconscious gro!th and conscious gro!th. The mastery of courage gives you the po!er to decide ho! you#ll gro! instead of 'eing a victim of the !hims of fate. 2. Compassion - Compassion raises your consciousness. Cruelty lo!ers it. ) great !ay to 'ecome more conscious is to search for signs of unconscious cruelty and disconnection in your life. This can 'e very difficult to do since it also re*uires courage. We naturally resist facing our o!n cruelty" 'ut it#s there +ust !aiting to 'e uncovered. Compassion is the root of unconditional love" a feeling of connectedness !ith everything that e1ists. 3o you feel connected to yourself4 To others4 To animals4 To all living things4 To everything that e1ists4 The more you develop this connection" the more conscious and a!are you 'ecome.